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To support doctors, nurses and others who are on the frontlines fighting the coronavirus pandemic, the Detroit Pistons united former and current players together to sing a rendition of a famous Ben E. King song.

The Pistons released a video on Wednesday of the former guards — Isiah Thomas, Joe Dumars, Chauncey Billups, Rip Hamilton and Dave Bing — along with current guard Derrick Rose singing “Stand By Me” with the Detroit Youth Choir. The video featured each singer performing remotely, in accordance with Michigan’s “Stay Home, Stay Safe” guideline.

The Detroit Youth Choir gained international fame for its appearances on the NBC TV show "America's Got Talent" last year.

It was a rare Pistons-affiliated appearance by Dumars, who has mostly been distanced from the organization since being demoted to an advisory role following the 2014 season after spending the previous 13 seasons as president of basketball operations.

Dumars, who joined the Sacramento Kings as a special advisor to general manager Vlade Divac last summer, wasn’t present for Billups or former center Ben Wallace’s jersey retirements in 2016.

The video was accompanied by a $250,000 donation from the Pistons to the Community Foundation of Southeast Michigan’s COVID-19 health fund to further assist efforts in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.

It’s the latest in several donations made by owner Tom Gores and the Pistons organization in recent weeks. Last week, Gores purchased and donated 100,000 PPE masks to the City of Detroit to aid first responders.